Tom Horne

Recommendation to hire Tom Horne in contested severance situations, or any legal “battle.” This is going to be a long recommendation, but that is because we want people to know how terrific Tom Horne was as our attorney. My wife and I are foster parents to a wonderful little girl, whom we have ra...ised since she was three (3) months old and has been in our care for 3 and ½ years. We felt that DCS was only interested in “checking the box” and basically wants to return a child to a dangerous situation. Our first attorney wanted to “play nice” and “not upset the judge” by pointing our DCS’s egregious actions. Not Tom, he “heard us” and agreed that their “agenda” that was going to put a little girl back into a dangerous environment was not acceptable. We believe that Tom became “emotionally invested” in the situation, and that touched us. After hearing our situation, Mr. Horne’s first words were “I’m going to fight like hell for you!” Finally, we had someone that wanted to “fight” for us and for the safety of our little girl, and not just “go through the motions!” Tom was very compassionate, honest, and understanding. He said that he would be our advisor and our advocate, and he did both equally well. As Tom dug in and learned more about our situation he became very concerned about the situation and wanted to win for our little girl’s sake. He fought for her best interest and to keep her safe! We had two previous attorneys and they were not good at all, one, in fact, was completely worthless. The first one did not want to “fight” for us or for our situation. The second one did not return calls or emails for 6 straight weeks! We were BLESSED to be referred to Mr. Tom Horne. We hired Tom with only 6 weeks to go before we went to trial. Had only 6 weeks to read 3 years of material, speak to experts and witnesses, and prepare for trial. Thank GOD we hired Tom. He dug in, and immediately set to work. I am convinced that no other attorney would have dedicated themselves to our case and get ready as well as Tom. We interviewed several attorneys, and we are grateful that we referred to Tom. If Tom was free, he would take our call. He never got upset if we had forgotten something, and always took the follow up call or calls. If Tom wasn’t available, we would typically hear from him that day, and always within 24 hours, but 90% of the time, it was that day. Tom answered emails quickly as well. We knew that he would respond to us and we only had to leave one message if he wasn’t available. Tom also gave his cell phone in case we had something after hours. In fact, the first night that I spoke to him he called me at 9:30PM and returned my call to him from just 2 hours earlier. Tom exemplifies customer service and diligent follow up. Tom always reassured us that he would “fight like hell” for us, and he does! It is comforting when our attorney has “fight” in him to win, but he is very cultured and measured in his approach. It’s an amazing balance that he has. Tom also would listen to us and explain our strategy and “why” we needed to take a certain approach. Our first attorney would “cut us off in mid-sentence” and get mad if we asked “why.” There are a lot of attorney’s that could learn from Mr. Horne. Tom is what I would describe as a “gentleman warrior, or peaceful warrior.” He was terrific in the court room. Tom was clearly the “alpha” and he was up against 4 other attorneys! He reminded me of a calm Lion and the others were little “snippy and immature” jackals, and he destroyed their arguments. His closing arguments were amazing. Afterward, we cried, hugged, and thanked him for doing so amazing for us. Our family and friends found him amazing as well and they thanked him. We haven’t gotten the verdict yet, but we would hire Tom to represent us and fight for us any day.

My husband was in a terrible work accident that left him with a permanent disability in his arm. we went from lawyer to lawyer but, had no luck. How we stumbled upon Mr. Horne I can't recall but, that was the best decision we could have made! We ourselves had no clue on how the situation would be han...dled but, He was with us every step of the way. He was amazing with keeping in contact with my husband and I about our case. He answered all our questions before, during, and after our case was settled. He put his all into working with us and yes we are extremely satisfied with the outcome. He has helped our family in so many ways. This man is extremely gifted at what he does. Allowing him to take on our case was such a blessing. I would strongly recommend him to family or friends.

There was no doubt in my mind this case was going to court. The other party completely denied any involvement and it was very clear they wanted a fight. Thomas Horne gave them that fight and without the need of a trial. They quickly capitulated and settled accepting full responsibility. Mr. Horne... then negotiated with various medical companies to recover cost. The amount recovered exceeded our expectations. If you are going into any kind of a legal this is the guy you want on your side.

In 1982, I took a position a Surety Bond Underwriter trainee with a small Bonding Company. Tom's book was an instrumental part of the training program to give insight into the legal consequences when underwriting goes wrong. Thirty years later I discovered Tom is far more than a successful author of... a highly acclaimed legal volume, he is a brilliant seasoned trial lawyer. A very well known Insurance/Surety Company destroyed my Bond Agency. My case pitted Tom against a legal team funded by that giant in the Insurance Industry. Very much a David versus Goliath legal battle. Tom is a fearless legal genius and is opposing counsel's worst nightmare. Hire him or suffer the consequences.

I don't even know where to begin...I was involved in a child custody battle that was very heated and contained many false accusations about me. The result was my child being taken out of my custody until I could prove that these accusations were false. I met with Tom, and that day he began to fight f...or me, even at our consultation. He was determined to never give up until justice was served. He and his office staff (Debra, Kristin and Deb Ann) communicated so thoroughly with me and became not only my team of attorneys, but like family to me. I could tell I was not just another "case" to them. They truly cared about mine and my daughters best interests. The end result could not have been better and because of his strong work ethic, his exemplary education and experience, I know have my daughter back in my custody as it was before and the both of us couldn't be happier. Thank you Tom for everything you did. I couldn't have done this without your expertise and support. I would highly recommend Tom to anyone and I consider myself and anyone who would use Tom as their attorney VERY lucky. He is a blessing!